03 Crf450 Help!

[marklb]

I just finished my first ride and need some advise or direction. I love the front end though when I hit jumps it seems to always pitch the front end down. I am 153lbs w/o gear. Is the rear spring too much for my weight? or is is not enoung rebound or too much compression. I checked the sag and it is 40mm and then with me on it 100mm, from the dealer! I always thought that sag w/o rider should be about 25mm? Hepl! Thx Mark

 

[MCP486]

Hi, I just got an '03 CRF450R last weekend. Similar problem, the bike has too much free sag, spring rate is too stiff. I also weigh about 150. I decided to get the suspension revalved, because the rear end was kicking on choppy stuff (too stiff) but it was also bottoming hard on the bigger jumps I was doing. If you install the next softer spring, you should be fine. If that throws the bike off balance, go down to a softer spring on the front too.

Matt